The Lord’s 2nd Coming Part 5 – A Second Look at the Scriptures

The Lord’s 2nd Coming Part 5 – A Second Look at the Scriptures
Revelation 20:1-10 and Matthew 24

2nd Coming – A Second Look
Revelation 20:1-10 Read Revelation 20:1-10 The questions now come: If all the dead are raised at the second coming of Christ, what is the meaning of the first resurrection of Revelation 20:5,6? If the church is the kingdom, and is the fulfillment of O.T. prophecy, then what about the 1000 years? If Jesus is coming to execute judgment, and not to reign 1000 years on earth, what is the meaning of Revelation 20? What is the meaning of Satan’s being bound for years, and being loosed for a little season? 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Revelation 20:1-10 Let’s begin with Revelation 20:6 There are some things in this verse for which there are definite statements in other portions in the New Testament We can begin here, and work backward Read Revelation 20:6 This verse speaks of those over whom “the second death has no power” 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Revelation 20:1-10 Read John 5:24 Christians certainly fit the category of those over whom the second death has no power The second death is eternal separation from God – see Revelation 20:14 John further speaks of those over whom the second death has no power as being priests of God and of Christ 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Revelation 20:1-10 Again, this refers to Christians “But you are a … royal priesthood” (1 Peter 2:9) “And He made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father” (Revelation 1:6) Not only is every Christian a priest, but he is also a king This can be inferred from 1 Peter 2:9 and 1 John 2:27 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Revelation 20:1-10 The fact that Christians are kings is plainly stated in Ephesians 2:4-6 “made us alive together with Christ… and raised us up with Him and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus” Notice the tense of those verbs – past tense! Christians have already been seated with Christ on the throne Christians live and reign as kings with Christ now! 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Revelation 20:1-10 It is apparent that Revelation 20:6 is describing those who are Christians Those who are already priests Those who are already reigning with Christ Those who have already been set free from the second death It is affirmed that these who are priests of God, etc., have already had a part in the first resurrection 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Revelation 20:1-10 What first resurrection have Christians undergone that non-Christians haven’t? What does every Christian experience that might be called a “first resurrection”? The answer: Immersion in water 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Revelation 20:1-10 Let the Scriptures speak for themselves Read Colossians 2:12 “… buried with Him in immersion, in which you were also raised up with Him…” Read Romans 6:4,5 “… as Christ was raised from the dead… so we too might walk in newness of life” “… certainly we shall be also in the likeness of His resurrection” 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Revelation 20:1-10 The great message of immersion is that not only is the old man crucified, but a new man is resurrected – with the capability of being like Christ Himself (Romans 6:11) So immersion saves us by the resurrection of Christ – 1 Peter 3:21 For more information on this subject, see the study entitled The New Creation 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Revelation 20:1-10 We have established that immersion in water is the first resurrection The next logical question: “When did the first ‘first resurrections’ occur?” Answer: On the Day of Pentecost, 30 AD Question: Have those who were “resurrected” at that time been reigning with Christ since then? For 2000 years? Answer: Yes! 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Revelation 20:1-10 Question: Does this mean that the years of Revelation is not a literal years, but refers to the entire church age? Answer: That is the only logical conclusion Question: Satan must be bound now, if we are truly in the 1000 years? Answer: Yes, he must be! 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Revelation 20:1-10 Question: How is Satan bound? Answer: Satan is definitely bound The word bound means limited, as boundaries limit action on the football field Read Jude 6 Satan is limited by God as to the extent to which he is allowed to tempt Christians – see 1 Corinthians 10:13 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Revelation 20:1-10 One of the greatest aspects of the good news is that Christians have been set free from slavery to Satan Greater is He that is in us than he that is in the world – see 1 John 4:4 However, the general thrust of Revelation 20 is that Satan’s ability to function on earth is limited for the church age At the close of the church age, “he must be released for a short time” 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Revelation 20:1-10 Question: The rest of the dead’s coming to life mentioned in Revelation 20:5 must be talking about the non-Christians who are resurrected at the end of the church age for judgment? Answer: That is correct This is consistent with the teachings of the N.T. concerning Jesus’ second coming All the dead are raised at His return, and He will execute judgment at that time Read John 11:25,26; John 5:29; John 5:24 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Revelation 20:1-10 Question: So those who are described in Revelation 20:4 are Christians, even though some of them have been beheaded? Answer: Yes Those who refuse to follow the course of this world come to life in their immersion They continue to live beyond the grave if they overcome in this life on earth 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Revelation 20:1-10 Question: What about Satan being loosed for a short time at the end of the years? I thought that the 1000 years ends at the second coming of Christ How is there room for Satan to be loosed even for a short period of time? 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Revelation 20:1-10 Answer: This is a tough question, that we will answer on the basis of Scripture The “camp of the saints and the beloved city” of Revelation 20:9 is the church – see Hebrews 12:22 The camp being surrounded must mean that the public proclamation is shut down – maybe even the end of progress for the church This may be what Jesus was talking about in Matthew 24:37; Luke 17:28,29; Luke 18:8 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Summary of Revelation 20:1-10 This is what we have established from plain N.T. teaching: Christians are kings and priests who are free from the power of the second death; they live and reign with Christ now The first resurrection is connected with Christian immersion. The first “first resurrections” began in 30 AD with the establishment of the church, and we have been in the 1000 years since – the entire church age 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Summary of Revelation 20:1-10 cont. Satan is bound (limited) for the church age At the close of the church age, Satan will again run rampant, and the church will not be able to make further progress. At that time Jesus will come and initiate judgment The non-Christians will receive their resurrection to judgment at the Lord’s return. Christians’ bodies will be raised to life at this point also. 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Explanation of Matthew 24 – Intro In Matthew 24, wars and rumors of wars, famines and earthquakes are all associated with something Jesus calls “the end” Many readers assume Jesus is talking about the end of the world, and begin to make erroneous conclusions A study of Matthew 24 and its companion passages of Mark 13 and Luke 21 help to clear up some confusing and difficult portions of the word of God 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Explanation of Matthew 24 – Intro As Jesus and His apostles left the Temple one day, His disciples began to point out the beauty of the Temple buildings Jesus answered that all of these would one day be torn down – see Matthew 24:2 Later the disciples privately questioned Jesus about this statement They asked Jesus two questions: When will the Temple be destroyed? What will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age? 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Explanation of Matthew 24 – Intro Many people, including pre-millennialists, assume that Jesus begins talking about His second coming These people ignore the first question about the Temple Compare Mark 13:4 and Luke 21:7 The original intent of the apostles’ second question had to do with the destruction of the Temple and the end of the Jewish era rather than His second coming at the end of the world 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Matthew 24 – Wars, earthquakes, etc. Every time there is a major war or earthquake, some preacher insists that Jesus’ coming is now indeed imminent Some preachers say that reading Matthew 24 is like reading your newspaper They maintain that all this bad news is speaking of Christ’s second coming A careful examination of these verses shows that these are signs referring to the destruction of the Temple, and not to the 2nd Coming 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Matthew 24 – Wars, earthquakes, etc. Even that the gospel of the kingdom would be preached in the whole world before the end (vs. 14) was fulfilled before the destruction of the Temple See Colossians 1:5,6,23; Romans 10:18 It is clear that by the time Paul was writing his letters, the gospel was going into the whole world Before the destruction of the Temple in 70 AD, the word had gone to the end of the world 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Matt 24 – Abomination of Desolation Jesus warns Jews of a time when “the abomination of desolation” would stand in the holy place (the Temple) What is an abomination? Like breaking a taboo An abomination is something that is forbidden on strictest religious grounds 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Matt 24 – Abomination of Desolation Jesus was speaking of something that was not supposed to be there in the Temple That something would make desolate (abandoned or ruined) Read the parallel passage of Luke 21:20 The abomination of desolation is an army which would surround Jerusalem That army would eventually stand in the Temple, and would make the city desolate 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Matt 24 – Abomination of Desolation By 69 AD the Roman army under Titus had surrounded the city of Jerusalem After a long siege, Jerusalem was taken The city and Temple were completely leveled, and most citizens were killed Jesus’ words were fulfilled, “… not one stone shall be left upon another, which will not be torn down” (Matthew 24:2) Those Christians who listened to Christ’s prophecy of Matthew 24:16-18 were safe The Jews who didn’t listen were punished 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Matt 24 – The Great Tribulation In connection with the coming of the abomination of desolation, Jesus spoke of a great tribulation – Read Matthew 24:20,21 In 70 AD the Romans ruthlessly wiped out every Jew they could get their hands upon Starvation, famine, and the sword destroyed the Jewish nation 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Matt 24 – The Great Tribulation Only those who were scattered elsewhere survived the greatest tribulation that has ever come upon the face of the earth Read Jesus’ prophecy of this in Matthew 24:22 Jesus had warned of the great tribulation in other ways In Matthew 22:1-14, Jesus had described how the Jews would refuse to come into the Kingdom of God (the church) 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Matt 24 – The Great Tribulation As a result of their refusal, “the king was enraged and sent his armies …” (Matthew 22:7) In Matthew 21:33-41, Jesus compared the kingdom of heaven to a vineyard When the Jews killed the son of the owner, the owner would “bring those wretches to a wretched end” (Matthew 21:41) 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Matt 24 – The Great Tribulation The entire book of Hebrews was written to encourage Jewish Christians who were about ready to suffer through the great tribulation The theme of the book is to show the superiority of the entire Christian system over the Jewish system Hebrews further encouraged Christians to have faith in the High Priesthood of Christ and His tabernacle rather than the obsolete things of the Old Covenant which was “ready to disappear” (Hebrews 8:13) 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Matt 24 – False Christs, and the Real 1 With the coming of the great tribulation, the only hope of the Jewish nation would be the coming of the Messiah The problem was that the Messiah had come 40 years earlier and was rejected Many false Messiahs would come during the tribulation, with the hopeless Jews following them to destruction Jesus had spoken of this in John 5:43 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Matt 24 – False Christs, and the Real 1 When Jesus prophesied of the destruction of Jerusalem, He warned against the false Christs – see Matthew 24:23-25 For thousands of Christians, there would be a different sort of problem They believed in His instant return, and would hear of rumors that He had come back and was in the “wilderness” or “inner rooms” Jesus implied that they need not worry about missing His return – see Matthew 24:27 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Matt 24 – False Christs, and the Real 1 The soon return of Christ after the tribulation was stressed to those Christians going through the tribulation Read Matthew 24:29-31 Jesus uses the word “immediately” to communicate His quick return The next major event is Jesus’ return from heaven 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Matt 24 – Passing of “This Generation” At this point, Jesus has mentioned His return only so that those going through the tribulation wouldn’t be led astray by false teachings about the return of the Christ His major focus is still on the destruction of the Temple In this context He tells the parable of the fig tree – Read Matthew 24:32-34 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Matt 24 – Passing of “This Generation” There are no signs of the second coming Jesus is coming like a thief in the night There were to be signs of the destruction of the Temple It is to this that Jesus refers in the parable of the fig tree 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Matt 24 – Passing of “This Generation” In vs. 33, many translators have stated that “He is near, right at the door” Could have been translated “It is near…” When it is understood that Jesus is talking about the destruction of Jerusalem, “it” is a better translation than “he” The generation Jesus refers to is the one which lived in the days when Jesus walked on earth All the things concerning the destruction of Jerusalem would take place before that generation passed away 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Matt 24 – Time of the Second Coming Having answered the apostles’ 1st question about the destruction of the Temple, Jesus begins to answer the 2nd “And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?” (Matt 24:3) Jesus uses as a springboard the fact that the generation to which He was speaking would pass away He states that heaven and earth would pass away, “but My words shall not pass away” (Matthew 24:35) 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Matt 24 – Time of the Second Coming It is one of Jesus’ characteristics to use the temporal in contrast to the eternal This focuses attention upon the eternal This is the technique Jesus uses here Of the passing of heaven and earth, Jesus says, “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone” (Matthew 24:35) 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Matt 24 – Time of the Second Coming When is the Lord coming again, as earth and heaven pass away? The answer is clear Not even Jesus in the flesh knew Jesus next illustrated that there would be no signs of His second return No one knows 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Matt 24 – As it was in the Days of Noah Read Matthew 24:37-39 There are some points in this passage which are easily missed Let’s ask a couple of questions In the days of Noah, who did the Flood take away? Who was left? So shall it be at the coming of the Son of Man All the unrighteous Noah and his family 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Matt 24 – As it was in the Days of Noah “There shall be two men in the field, one will be taken, and one will be left. Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken, one will be left” (Matthew 24:40,41) Who would be taken and who would be left? As it was in the days of Noah, the unrighteous will be taken, and the righteous will be left 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Matt 24 – As it was in the Days of Noah Pre-millenialism teaches that the righteous will be taken off the earth in the rapture, and the unrighteous left However, all the Scripture of the New Testament consistently points to the unrighteous being taken, and the righteous being left Read Matthew 13:41-43 Notice that the unrighteous are removed, and then the righteous shine forth as the sun 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Matt 24 – As it was in the Days of Noah All the parables of the kingdom are consistent in this presentation of events Read Matthew 13:47-50 Notice that the wicked are taken out from among the righteous Even in the description of the second coming given in 1 Thessalonians, this thought is subtly brought out 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Matt 24 – As it was in the Days of Noah Read 1 Thessalonians 4:16,17 “Then we who are alive and remain…” Paul has in view the Christian dead as compared to the Christian alive at the Lord’s coming He points out that the Christian dead shall rise before the Christian alive 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Matt 24 – As it was in the Days of Noah He describes the Christian alive as those who are “alive and remain” There were some others who were alive at Jesus’ second coming who were alive and did not remain The non-Christian alive were taken first, and the Christian alive left as described in Matthew 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Matt 24 – As it was in the Days of Noah So there will be no signs of the Lord’s return People will be eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, doing business as usual when the Lord returns and takes the wicked away The only sign will be that of God’s messengers warning them that the day of the Lord will come like a thief 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Summary of Matthew 24 The disciples asked Jesus two questions: When would the Temple and Jerusalem be destroyed? What would be the sign of Jesus’ coming, and of the end of the age? 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Summary of Matthew 24 In Matthew 24:1-34, Jesus answered the first question Before the destruction of Jerusalem there would be wars, famines, earthquakes, etc. The gospel of the kingdom would be preached in all the world before that destruction Then the Roman armies would surround the city, make it desolate, and stand as an abomination in the holy place of the Temple 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Summary of Matthew 24 Those who were in Judea were to flee to the mountains, for the tribulation of 70 AD was the worst there would ever be Christians were not to give up hope, nor be led astray by false Christs, or any false hope of Christ’s return When Jesus came back, it would be obvious to the whole world The generation in which Jesus lived would not pass away until the fulfillment of this destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Summary of Matthew 24 In verses 35-51, Jesus answered the second question Of the day of the Lord’s return there would be no sign Just as in the days of Noah, those who heeded the message would be prepared for that day Those who didn’t listen and obey would be unprepared 2nd Coming – A Second Look

Summary of Matthew 24 Just as the unrighteous were taken away in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man Non-Christians will be taken, while Christians will be left Those Christians are warned to be prepared, for Jesus is coming like a thief in the night 2nd Coming – A Second Look

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